New fossil penguins (Aves, Sphenisciformes) from the Oligocene of New Zealand reveal the skeletal plan of stem penguins

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 235-254

  Ksepka, Daniel T ^a,b   Fordyce, R Ewan ^c   Ando, Tatsuro ^c,d   Jones, Craig M ^c,e  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d Ashoro Museum of Paleontology   (Japan)

^e GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; OLIGOCENE; PALEOGENE; PHYLOGENETICS; SEABIRD; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKELETON; TAXONOMY;

NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCIFORMES;

EID: 84858194408     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.652051     Document Type: Review

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